German-English translation for "nachsagen"

"nachsagen" English translation

nachsagen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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examples
  • repeat (parrot-fashion), echo, parrot
    nachsagen wiederholen
    nachsagen wiederholen
examples
jemandem Böses nachsagen, Böses über jemanden reden
to speak ill ofjemand | somebody sb, to runjemand | somebody sb down
jemandem Böses nachsagen, Böses über jemanden reden
Übles von jemandem reden, jemandem Übles nachsagen
to speak ill (oder | orod badly) ofjemand | somebody sb
Übles von jemandem reden, jemandem Übles nachsagen
jemandem hinter dem Rücken Böses nachsagen
to talk aboutjemand | somebody sb behind his [her] back
jemandem hinter dem Rücken Böses nachsagen
We cannot say to the Council that it has no representative value.
Man kann dem Rat nicht nachsagen, er hätte keinen repräsentativen Wert.
Source: Europarl
Sheikh Aweys is suspected of working with Al-Qaeda.
Scheich Aweys wird die Zusammenarbeit mit Al Qaida nachgesagt.
Source: Europarl
Green tea is said to have great properties.
Grünem Tee werden ja wunderbare Wirkungen nachgesagt.
Source: Tatoeba
People from Shanghai are said to be more entrepreneurial than people in Beijing.
Den Menschen in Shanghai wird nachgesagt, sie seien unternehmerischer als die Menschen in Peking.
Source: News-Commentary
All in all, we are not nearly as nasty as people say we are.
Wir sind alles in allem viel weniger boshaft als man uns gemeinhin nachsagt.
Source: Europarl
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